| Name |
Aethelred |
| Title |
King of England |
| Suffix |
I |
Relationship | with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
|
| Birth |
844 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
865-871 |
| King of England |
| Stories and Notes |
Succeeded his brother Aethelbert. Aethelred's reign was one long struggle against the Danes. Ivarr the Boneless and his brother Halfdan based in Dublin attacked and occupied York in 866 which became a Viking kingdom (Jorvik). The Danes marched south and occupied Nottingham. In 869 they sailed to East Anglia where they killed the local king Edmund. Wessex was then threatened and Aethered and his brother Alfred were engaged in a series of battles with the Danes Ivarr, Halfdan and Guthrun at Reading, Ashdown and Basing. During 870/871 the Danes sacked and plundered their way through the countryside. The next major engagement was at Meretun, in Hampshire, which was an indecisive battle. Aethelred was seriously injured in the battle and died of his wounds at Witchampton, near Wimbourne, where he was buried. |
| To Lady Kathleen |
30 x great uncle |
| Death |
871 |
Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  |
- Killed by the Danes in Battle at Martin, about 25m. north of
Wimborne
|
| Burial |
Wimborne Minster - Church of St. Cuthburga, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom [2] |
| Person ID |
I3239 |
Enchanted Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Sep 2020 |
844 - 871 (27 years)
